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Aug 30, 2020 · When Lloyd Kaufman talks about a shitstorm, he means it literally, and this reworking of Shakespeare's finest play sees his scheming Prospero blight a ship sailing close to the shores of Tromaville through the judicious employment of whale laxative.
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- Richard III (1995) – 96% Finally, the last film on this list is not one of Branagh’s, but its existence was undoubtedly a result of the Shakespeare film trend in the '90s kicked off by Branagh with Henry V. 1995’s Richard III was directed by Richard Loncraine, and it has an enormously talented cast consisting of Ian McKellen, Annette Benning, Robert Downey Jr.
- Hamlet (1996) – 95% Kenneth Branagh’s third adaptation of Shakespeare came in the form of 1996’s Hamlet. With the film, Branagh cemented his place as an outstanding director with a keen eye for what has made the Bard’s stories stand the test of time.
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) – 92% Spielberg’s West Side Story was directly competing with another lauded Shakespeare adaptation at the 2022 Academy Awards.
- Coriolanus (2011) – 92% One of Shakespeare’s lesser-known tragedies is the story of Coriolanus, which was adapted to film in 2011 by the actor Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut.
- Julius Caesar (1953) Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Star Marlon Brando was Oscar-nominated for his role as Mark Antony in this 1953 black-and-white classic by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (the legendary filmmaker behind such enduring films as All about Eve, Guys and Dolls, The Barefoot Contessa and Cleopatra).
- Richard III (1995) Director: Richard Loncraine. This Oscar-nominated adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s earliest, and longest, plays was born from a Royal National Theatre stage production which starred Ian McKellen, who then co-wrote the film screenplay with director Richard Loncraine and again takes the lead.
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) Director: Baz Luhrmann. Following his smash hit debut Strictly Ballroom (1992), Australian director Baz Luhrmann took on Shakespeare’s greatest love story and, as a result, made the work of the Bard a firm favourite with teen audiences.
- 10 Things I Hate about You (1999) Director: Gil Junger. Three years after Romeo + Juliet proved that there was a voracious youth market for Shakespeare, screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith translated gender comedy The Taming of the Shrew into a modern American high-school movie.
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Oct 11, 2024 · Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet are among the best Shakespeare movies with expert performances.
